What is a defective phage?
A) A virus that has lost some of its genetic material,and therefore cannot infect a new target cell
B) A virus that has lost some of its genetic material,and therefore cannot replicate within a new target cell
C) A virus that lacks the ability to replicate independently of its host cell
D) A virus that cannot attach to its host cell
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Q43: Transduction often involves defective virus.
Q53: Once inside the host cell,phage DNA
A)is replicated.
B)is
Q54: The terms helical,icosahedral,and complex refer to
A)viral life
Q55: Specialized transduction
A)involves the random transmission of any
Q56: Filamentous virus is incapable of causing a
Q58: The nucleocapsid is composed of
A)DNA and RNA
Q60: A limiting factor for viral infection is
A)internal
Q61: Viruses are commonly referred to by their
Q62: In the region of budding,the inside of
Q75: The restriction-modification system always has two genes
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